Sadly not really - not on this roster. Physical big guys (PFs or Centers) are just going to get points against the sixers - or at least good looks - the sixers don't have any truly physical big guys. Batties really the only one

Lou? It was possible, but that momentum might've required him to make a leaping out of bounds pass. He played the safe/right move and let it go out, the refs just blew it. FYI - horrible job (apparently) by ESPN not mentioning that, nor mentioning the 3 that was blatantly a 2 (and was ruled as such).

Only three shots for Turner in the first half. Jrue carrying the scoring load w/ 5/5 from the floor for 12 points. I think you maybe give Lou a little bit more rope, but if he stays cold, you have to go away from him.

i dont like how collins is coaching this game, he is playing it safe. he is making this team play boring system basketball which is not a problem but i figure you try to run this team out of energy as there playing a b2b.

Because it's his first game back, the more he plays, the faster he gets back into game shape, and it's only one game, the season is not on the line...and the sixers were just garbage defensively tonight...

I am blaming this on collins. lou has struggles all year against good team with defenders that make him work for bucks, we needed a superstar tonight and collins chose to play slow system basketball against a team that wanted to play this way. of course they look better they have bigger players and want to play slow basketball after a b2b and collins now in the 4th wants to give turner the basketball

I can soley put this l on collins, this team had a game plan coming in to play slow basketball and collins not only fell into the bait you could see are possessions were slow and deliberate. i dont know how you play like that against a team with a plain advantage down low.

Nothing even close to a killer instinct tonight from even one guy on the team. The toughness is severely lacking from most, if not all, of these guys. Looked like the collection of pussies from the Eddie Jordan year. I say that very sadly.

All of them looked like their minds were elsewhere, or at least definitely on individual and team defense. To me, not a single one of them looked like they wanted to rip the Pacers heart out, more just every damn one of them going through the motions. Like let's hurry up and get this one over. Frustrating.

9 for 11 what? We lost because whenever Lou was on the floor the Pacers made every shot. Nothing beyond that really. Remove Lou and problem is solved. Always thought a trade of Lou for anything was addition by subtraction, and I still do. Tonight was a good example why, he brings down the other 4 guys both on offense and defense.

Refs were shit tonight and we didn't bring our D, but Pacers still shot the lights out.

But the real key in my mind was that we couldn't get our fast break going at all. On at least 4 or 5 occassions when Jrue, Iggy and ET tried to run out, nothing materialized. Think you have to give Indy some credit for swarming back on D.

If there's a silver lining, it's that Turner's stroke looked good again. We'll get our payback in the playoffs.

The pacers were called for only 8 fouls? so outside of the AI dunk attempt where he knocked over bambi (nickname for Hibbert who falls to the ground at first contact) and the strange out of bounds call on jones they only were called for 6 fouls!!!!

You could even see them grabbing jrue's jersey on certain plays.

Chalk up this loss to Granger and Hill not missing anything! and the pacers only committing 8 fouls!!!!

Those two threes at the end of the third swung this game. Late rotations by Lou to the corner and Thad on the screen that Hill ran Jrue into. Our bigs got showed up too. Iggy consistently dominates Granger, but Granger's good enough to outplay him on occassion. Shit, now we need to take one of the next two from the Heat and Bulls.

I believe the sixers have 4 games 'in hand' over the celtics in the fact that the celtics have played 9 division games and the sixers have only played 5.

Assuming the sixers show up on both ends of the court (as opposed to tonight) the sixers shouldn't lose to the celtics, knicks, raptors or nets for the rest of the season (even if the nets get howard as far as i'm concerned)

I can't blame Spencer for reverting to his 2011 form, he just seems like he's not going to be healthy for the remainder of the season. Sure he opened some eyes at the beginning of the year, who knew he was actually decent when healthy? Problem is, he's never going to be healthy, and they can't expect him to contribute like he did in December and January.

I blame Doug for trying to depend on a gimpy Hawes for defense and rebounding for 20 minutes tonight. Just wasn't realistic.

I don't really blame Hawes either, I'm just not fond of the player on the sixers roster, so I was just having some fun. Some people don't like it when I have fun though.

Hawes is weak - he can't stop physical big guys - no one on the sixers really can - Battie in limited minutes and Brand is just on his close to last legs in y opinion are the only hope - it's a glaring weakness the sixers have had all season and a team like the pacers can take advantage with west and hibbert.

I have no idea whether or not they are interested in getting a big guy to defend and rebound respectably, and I'm not sure they really could, but since Dwight Howard isn't an option I'm curious who you think they could go and get tomorrow to rebound and defend respectably that is a 'good get' for this roster long term - not just the rest of the season?

Not being a smart arse, honest, just don't see anyone out there in the 'rumorsphere' that would do the trick...

Well, I'm not asking for Dwight, I'd be down for someone like Marcus Camby...if he'd be willing to come here. Veteran guy that can come in and knows where to be defensively, alter the occasional shot, box out night in and night out for 18-20 minutes.

I'm ok with a short term solution, I'm worried that either A) Spence will be useless the rest of the season or B) he will re-aggravate his injured achilles and/or back and shut it down for the remainder of the season.

I think they probably need both. He has to bail from JTI too early every game because he needs either Turner or Iguodala rested so he has a SF on the floor. He could've done it better tonight, but Jrue and Iguodala were both on the bench partially because of that to start the fourth when the game was put away.

While I agree with the idea here, that story and quotes just piss me the heck off if in fact the "denial" is actually true. Fill a now-created hole at a wing position 'off the bench' while continuing to ignore the glaring hole that's been in the middle all year. I agree their thought does "make sense", but at the same time their thoughts just don't make sense. Pretty much the norm though.